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A little while ago, I posted that I'd trimmed out a lot of the hierarchy in my GTD system. I'd realized that it was too hard to find things, and so I wasn't maintaining the system well, with predictable consequences. I've now taken an even more radical step, switching almost entirely back to...
Or more specifically, where are GTD'ers? Go to http://www.frappr.com/gtd and add yourself to the map. This is a different kind of "hard landscape". I thought it might be fun to see how far and wide David Allen's "Getting Things Done" system has spread.... Thanks to all who have participated so...
I recently bought some 67# card stock 8.5x11 paper for printing some pre-made 3x5 templates I found. This has worked out great. I would like to develop some other custom cards and was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a 4-card-per-page template (preferrably Microsoft Word). You replicate...
Despite setting goals in some of the key areas in my life – goals which are to the obvious benefit of my family – I have found that over the last few weekends I am totally stressed out in their company. To extend the runway metaphor, I feel like a plane trying to take off when the wheels are...
For the people who are in a paper based system, I would highly recommend that you look at Plannerpads spiral bound or loose leaf Organizers. They can be easily adapted to the GTD methodology. It has a top section that can be filled in with your weekly activities (Next Actions) that you will...
I couldn't think of a succint title for my question. During the day I make a lot of notes - phone call conversations, notes on thoughts, actions, follow ups, planning etc. I don't seem to have a good system for this though and it's something I want to improve. So I am looking for feedback on...
I have a serious GTD-related question for genuine born-again Christians here. If you are not a Christian or you consider yourself to be a Christian but do not have a personal relationship with Jesus, please don't answer. Thank you for your understanding. I just learned about GTD this weekend...
This was published in the London Times yesterday suggesting that coaching is a scam. http://tinyurl.com/bs4sb I'm not sure I agree that it is. Any thoughts from people who use coaches.
What does everyone do for a living? I'm a restaurant manager! Always busy! Gotta always, GET THINGS DONE!
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that...
Does anyone use a combination of the two systems?? I love GTD's next action thought process..I've been involved with GTD from the onset...The lists are a big problem for me...I simply get more done by making a list for the day...I know this goes against the grain of GTD. I have no problem with @...
I am actively bridging concepts from GTD with works from other thoughts leaders. Franklin-Covey is certainly a popular work that gets much attention in this forum and I have posted my opinions in their respective places as I've gained much from FC, too. I am interested in leading a thread of...
How do you organize your folders and files on your computer? I don't really need to file much actual paper in my work, I just have a simple accordion file for my personal papers like my birth certificate, and a folder for manuals and warranties. But I have multiple hard-drives full of computer...
Other than David's "Getting Things Done," what other time management books do you think are the best for boosting personal productivity?
I'm hoping someone else has this dilemma, and can share with me how they've solved it. For some reason, I get a ton of ideas/thoughts/to-dos while I'm in the shower. Unfortunately, the abundance of water makes most capturing methods unuseable (paper and electronics tend to not fare very well in...
I am working on setting up GTD for myself and have the following question for the more experienced among us: Do you find that physically creating a 43 folder filing system for reminders a valuable use of time? Or do you find using an add-on to Outlook such as GTD or Jello Dashboard negates the...
Just curious what various people are using the journal in Outlook for. Seems liek a powerful tool, but I haven't used it yet. Taxgeek
I saw this the other day and I was fascinated by how Bill Gates takes notes... ...The other thing I noticed during the course of the meeting is how he takes his notes. He doesn't take notes from top-to-bottom, but rather logically divides the page into quadrants, each reserved for a different...
I've conducted an experiment the past few weeks. I've gone off GTD the last few weeks, retaining only a calendar of appointments. And I have to say that I've recovered a creative, intuitive spontaneity that I has been missing from my life ever since I started GTD (in 2006). I haven't spent a...
In the last Newsletter, David Allen talks about a new service call something like GTD Connect. I see the new product page, the membership said Comming soon... Has somebody can give us a clue, I am really curious to see what it is, and David said Fall, and it is fall (yes, I am like a kid waiting...
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